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PEL/23 - Electrical accessories

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Electromagnetic compatibility. General | Wires | Connecting devices | RF connectors | Electrical wires and cables. General | Components. Magnetic | Cells and batteries. Alkaline secondary | Networking | Luminaires | Electrical wires and cables | Cables | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Domestic and commercial equipment. Miscellaneous | Raw materials. Raw glass | Application layer | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers | Electric road vehicles | Electrical and electronic equipment | Lamps. Other | Transformers. Reactors | Switches | | Electrical accessories. General | Printed circuits and boards | Electrical accessories | Lamps. General | Fibre optic interconnecting devices | | Leather technology. Machines and equipment | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Switches | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Electricity supply | Electric shock protection. Live working | Trailing stock | Electrical accessories. Other | Components. Electric and electromechanical | Environmental protection | Wastes. General | Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances | Protection against dangerous goods | | Lamps and related equipment | Nuclear energy. General | Electronic components. General | Conduits | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Lamps. Incandescent | Metrology and measurement. General | Environmental impact assessment | Components. Electrical equipment. Other | Bushings | Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors | Lamps. Fluorescent and discharge | Insulation systems | Environment and environmental protection. General | Safety. Domestic | External structures | Rails and railway components | Data link layer | Testing. Electrical and electronic | Industrial process measurement and control | Environment. Health protection. Safety | Domestic electrical appliances | Automatic controls for household use | Immunity | Spools. Bobbins | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/TC 23: Electrical accessories; IEC/SC 23B: Plugs, socket-outlets and switches; IEC/SC 23C: World-wide plug and socket-outlets systems; IEC/SC 23H: Plugs and socket-outlets for industrial purposes; IEC/SC 23J: Switches for appliances; IEC/SC 23K: Electrical Energy Efficiency Products and of those of the corresponding CENELEC committees, CLC/TC 23, CLC/TC 23B, CLC/TC 23H, CLC/SR 23J and CLC/SR 23K.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (65)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Revision of BS 1363-5:2016+A1:2018 - 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units: Part 5: Specification for fused conversion plugs

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Proposal begins : 2020-01-28 		Proposal
Revision of BS 1363-4:2016+A1:2018 - 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units: Part 4: Specification for 13 A fused connection units switched and unswitched

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Proposal begins : 2020-01-28 		Proposal
Revision of BS 1363-3:2016+A1:2018 - 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units: Part 3: Specification for adaptors

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Proposal begins : 2020-01-28 		Proposal
Revision of BS 1363-2:2016+A1:2018 - 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units: Part 2: Specification for 13 A switched and unswitched socket outlets

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Proposal begins : 2020-01-28 		Proposal
Proposed Revision of BS 1363-1 :2016+A1:2018 - 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units; Part 1: Specification for rewireable and non-rewireable 13 A fused plugs

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Proposal begins : 2020-01-28 		Proposal
PNW TS 23H-562 ED1: Direct current (DC) connectors for fixed energy storage units

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-10-29 		Proposal
PNW 23K-97 ED1: Energy Efficiency Systems - Smart Grid - Customer Energy Management Systems - Interface between the Energy Management Gateway and BEM / CEM - Data model and messaging

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-04-25 		Proposal
PNW 23K-88 ED1: Particular requirements for Switching Device For Islanding

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical engineering. General

Proposal begins : 2023-07-24 		Proposal
PNW 23K-86 ED1: Energy Efficiency Systems - Smart Grid - Customer Energy Management Systems - Interface between the Home/Building CEM and Resource manager(s) - Data model and messaging

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Electrical accessories. General

Proposal begins : 2023-05-03 		Proposal
PD IEC/TS 63379 Ed 1.0 PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS, VEHICLE CONNECTORS AND VEHICLE INLETS – CONDUCTIVE CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - Vehicle connector, vehicle inlet and cable assembly for Megawatt DC charging

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 		Public comment
Published (93)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TS 63066:2017 Low-voltage docking connectors for removable energy storage units

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2017-04-04 		Published standard
PD IEC/TS 62735-2:2016 Direct current (DC) plugs and socket-outlets for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed in data centres and telecom central offices. Plug and socket-outlet system for 5,2 kW

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2017-01-04 		Published standard
PD IEC/TS 62735-1:2015 Direct current (DC) plugs and socket-outlets for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed in data centres and telecom central offices. Plug and socket-outlet system for 2,6 kW

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2015-09-14 		Published standard
PD IEC/TR 63036:2016 Electrical interface specification for phase-cut dimmer in phase-cut dimmed lighting systems

Categories: Electrical engineering. General

Published standard begins : 2016-08-24 		Published standard
PD IEC/TR 61916:2017 Electrical accessories. Harmonization of general rules

Categories: Electrical accessories. General

Published standard begins : 2017-04-10 		Published standard
PD IEC TS 63236-3:2021 Direct current (DC) appliance couplers for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed in data centres and telecom central offices. AC/DC appliance inlet

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2021-07-06 		Published standard
PD IEC TS 63236-2:2021 Direct current (DC) appliance couplers for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed in data centres and telecom central offices. 5,2 kW system

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2021-07-06 		Published standard
PD IEC TS 63236-1:2021 Direct current (DC) appliance couplers for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed in data centres and telecom central offices. 2,6 kW system

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Published standard begins : 2021-07-07 		Published standard
PD IEC TS 62196-4:2022 Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets. Conductive charging of electric vehicles. Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for DC pin and contact-tube accessories for Class II or Class III applications

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers | Electric road vehicles

Published standard begins : 2022-11-29 		Published standard
PD IEC TS 62196-3-1:2020 Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets. Conductive charging of electric vehicles. Vehicle connector, vehicle inlet and cable assembly for DC charging intended to be used with a thermal management system

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers | Electric road vehicles

Published standard begins : 2020-03-31 		Published standard
Withdrawn (84)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 61916:2014 Electrical accessories. Harmonization of general rules

Categories: Electrical accessories. General

Withdrawn begins : 2019-02-04 		Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 61916:2009 Electrical accessories. Harmonization of general rules

Categories: Electrical accessories. General

Withdrawn begins : 2014-12-03 		Withdrawn
BS IEC 62613-2:2016 Plugs, socket-outlets and ship couplers for high-voltage shore connection systems (HVSC-systems). Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for accessories to be used by various types of ships

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Withdrawn begins : 2018-04-23 		Withdrawn
BS IEC 62613-2:2011 Plugs, socket-outlets and ship couplers for high-voltage shore connection systems (HVSC-SYSTEMS). Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for accessories to be used by various types of ships

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Withdrawn begins : 2016-11-15 		Withdrawn
BS IEC 62613-1:2011 Plugs, socket-outlets and ship couplers for high-voltage shore connection systems (HVSC-Systems). General requirements

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Withdrawn begins : 2018-04-23 		Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 63044-4:2021 Home and building electronic systems (HBES) and building automation and control systems (BACS). General functional safety requirements for products intended to be integrated in HBES and BACS

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Electrical accessories. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 60669-2-1:2022+A11:2022 Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations. Particular requirements. Electronic control devices

Categories: Switches

Withdrawn begins : 2024-05-17 		Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 60309-1:2022 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes. General requirements

Categories: Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers

Withdrawn begins : 2023-07-17 		Withdrawn
BS EN 63044-1:2017 Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES) and Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS). General requirements

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Electrical accessories. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2024-07-03 		Withdrawn
BS EN 62423:2012 Type F and type B residual current operated circuit-breakers with and without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses

Categories: Electrical accessories. General | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-06 		Withdrawn